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RIGHT BACKGROUND FOR
MEDITATION
Truth and non-violence; conduct generous
and pure, Non-acquisitiveness, artless behaviour; The ideal of Anuvrat; freedom from addiction; Good and natural living, sensitivity,
magnanimity; And when pride and the sense of l' are
dissolved, The groundwork of meditation is complete.
Q. Curiosity about one's being is the starting point of
meditation. Is the resolution of this curiosity enough in itself or is some other sadhana necessary for going into various aspects of dhyana?
Ans. The most important element for meditation is
the purity of the heart. Without the observation of certain vows it is not possible to achieve mental purity. Vows are of two kinds-great and small (mahavrats and anuvrats). Of course, a vow is always great—it is beyond
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